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Basketball team gears up for season opener

January 5, 2021 Anson Record 0

WADESBORO — Sports continue on as the Bearcats basketball team is ready for the season opener on Jan. 6.

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Evadne Smith, employee of Smith’s Funeral Home, receives the first dose of her COVID-19 vaccine on Jan. 4 at the Anson County Health Department.
                                 Liz O’Connell | Anson Record
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COVID vaccine arrives in Anson

January 5, 2021 Anson Record 0

WADESBORO — COVID-19 vaccines have arrived at the Anson County Health Department and employees are prepping to roll it out to the public, following the state’s vaccination plan.

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The Anson County government center is closed until further notice due to COVID-19 cases rising within the building.
                                 Liz O’Connell | Anson Record
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Virus sweeps through government center, building closes

December 31, 2020 Anson Record 0

WADESBORO — Since Dec. 16 the Anson County Government Building has been closed to the public due to the amount of positive COVID-19 cases within the building — and it will remain closed until further notice — causing residents to question whether important services are being provided.

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Elderly woman found safe after police search

December 22, 2020 Anson Record 0

ROCKINGHAM — An elderly woman that was reported missing Sunday evening has been found safe, according to local police.

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Anson schools go 100% remote

December 15, 2020 Anson Record 0

WADESBORO — The Anson County School District this week announced that it would be returning to virtual learning for all students until at least Jan. 19.

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Sheriff James Clemmons greets a boy who wanted a bike. Deputies with the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office took a group of kids on holiday shopping sprees Saturday as part of its first ever Shop with a Deputy event.
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Shop ‘till you drop: Deputies take kids on Christmas shopping spree

December 14, 2020 Anson Record 0

ROCKINGHAM — It started out as a regular Saturday afternoon for Diasia Littlejohn and Dequan Wilson. They brought their young daughter, Ja’Nyvia Littlejohn, to Walmart to shop.

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                                Kelli and Kent Gillis at their home on Saturday following a parade of their friends and family wishing them well after their year-long ordeal.
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After stroke, Kelli Gillis fights back with support from husband, community

December 8, 2020 Anson Record 0

WADESBORO — Their 25th Wedding Anniversary wasn’t exactly the one the Gillis’s imagined, but at least they were on the same side of a window to celebrate.

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Community input needed on county’s 20-year land plan

December 1, 2020 Anson Record 0

WADESBORO — Anson County and Centralina Regional Council need assistance from residents to finish developing a Comprehensive Land Use Plan to stretch through the year 2040.

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                                Sen. Tom McInnis speaks at Richmond Community College’s gala earlier this year.
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Sen. McInnis named majority whip for General Assembly

November 30, 2020 Anson Record 0

ROCKINGHAM — Sen. Tom McInnis has been named one of two majority whips for the Senate Republican Caucus in a unanimous vote.

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                                An Anson Correctional Institution inmate died two days after testing positive for COVID-19.
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Prison inmate dies days after COVID-19 diagnosis

November 24, 2020 Anson Record 0

POLKTON — One inmate at the Anson Correctional Institution died days after testing positive for COVID-19.

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                                Bipartisan staff conduct a recount of the ballots in the 2020 election on Monday.
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Recount affirms Grooms’s win in commissioner race

November 24, 2020 Anson Record 0

ROCKINGHAM — Andy Grooms’s spot on the Richmond County Board of Commissioners is assured following the official certification of the vote totals following a recount called by Michael Legrand, who trailed Grooms by just 84 votes after the ballots had been canvassed.

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Congressman Dan Bishop speaks to the Anson County Board of Elections about the handling of incident reports filed to the board during a meeting on Nov. 13.
                                 Liz O’Connell | Anson Record
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Rep. Bishop releases video of alleged election violations, county disputes conclusions

November 17, 2020 Anson Record 0

WADESBORO — Rep. Dan Bishop (NC-09) continued his effort to fight voting irregularities in Anson County on Friday by appearing at a meeting of local Board of Elections where they finalized the vote totals for the 2020 election.

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